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Taylorville Police Warning of Facebook Messenger Scam

The Taylorville Police Department is warning of a Facebook scam that involves Facebook and Facebook Messenger. Taylorville Police says that the person was contacted by an old friend who hadn’t talked to them in a while on Messenger. 

 

The scammer spoke with the person in a way that didn’t raise any alarms. They then were sent a link that ended up going to a different person and was then asked to download an app to receive money. Other personal and identifying information was asked during this scam. It turns out that the scammer was using an account that belonged to a deceased individual and the person was unaware that it wasn’t who they thought it was. Luckily no money was transferred due to the family finding out and stopping it. 

 

The Taylorville Police are hoping you will talk to your loved ones and prevent becoming a victim. If it seems to good to be true it probably is, and always think before you give your personal information out online. For more information contact the Taylorville Police Department at 824-2211. 

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